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Generosity in the Time of Covid-19, Volume 2 GENEROSITY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 VOLUME 2 A Compilation of stories on Giving in the time of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda Period Covered May 1st - June 30th 2020 About CivSource Africa CivSource Africa is a philanthropy support and advisory organization committed to nurturing a more sustainable, effective and connected civil society that advances the dignity and voices of all people. We do this through promoting reflective, responsive, and accountable philanthropic practice. CivSource Africa is also passionate about promoting African philanthropy and telling the stories of African giving and generosity. Plot 18, Balikuddembe Road, Naguru Kampala, Uganda P.O Box 4310 Tel: +256 393 224 056 civsourceafrica.com [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/CivSourceAfrica https://twitter.com/CivsourceAfrica WHERE PHILANTHROPY MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY Table of Contents Foreword 5 Acknowledegments 6 Acronyms 7 Background 6 Chapter 1 10 Private Sector And Civil Society Giving Chapter 2 23 Universities: Giving Cash, Innovations, Skills, And Information Chapter 3 27 Women And Giving Chapter 4 43 Giving By The Faith Community In The Time of Covid-19 Chapter 5 36 A Glance At The Giving Stories By Region - Western Uganda Chapter 6 54 Eastern Uganda Chapter 7 63 Northern uganda Chapter 8 70 A Quick Glance At The African Scene Foreword It gives us great pleasure to bring you the such a boy and all others like him, will 2nd Volume of the report “Generosity In form the next generation of givers and The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2”. Just like in the philanthropists in Uganda. We thus need first edition of our chronicles, this report to continually highlight these stories, continues to fetch stories and interviews as a way to encourage all people to give taken from individuals and organizations, whatever they can. that shared and gave, during the time of the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda. We also reiterate that our report is but a small glimpse into the multitude of Even though, the lockdown seems to be giving stories across Uganda. We hope waning, more people seem to be in need this report helps us appreciate and of a helping hand. However, we are certain celebrate the giving hearts, but then that the ‘UBUNTU’ spirit still dwells again, we also hope it will drive us to both amongst us. Because the stories we share seek for accountability for that which is here, show that Ugandans are indeed given, as well as work towards defining capable and willing to step in to give a and developing a more supportive legal hand to those who in need. and policy framework for giving and philanthropy in Uganda. In this 2nd volume, we bring you the story of a young boy, who gave the equivalent We wish you good reading! of $2, towards the fight against corona virus. This only goes to show that it is Karibu! not what’s in the hand that counts, but what’s in the heart. And we believe that CivSource Team 6 Proposal Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 Vol.2 Acknowledgements: We owe a great debt of thanks to Ms Caroline Ariba who helped compile the stories in this report. We also thank Ms Barbara Sebalu Sematimba, Ms Peace Kadondi and Ms Jacqueline Asiimwe who helped us edit this report. We thank Mr. Stuart Nsingwire who helped with the publication design. We thank the team at NakivArt, who allowed us to use their painting for the back page of this report. NakivArt is an art collective for and by refugees that live in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro (in Western Uganda). NakivArt uses drawing and drama to heal trauma. NakivArt used their art skills to educate their community about keeping safe during the Corona pandemic. This report was made possible by the generous support of Global Fund for Community Foundations. 7 Proposal Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 Vol.2 Acronyms COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease of 2019 PPE Protective Personal Equipment VHTs Village Health Teams OPM Office of the Prime Minister WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ISPs Internet Service Providers UGX Uganda Shillings URN Uganda Radio Network PPPs Public-private partnerships (PPPs) AMREF African Medical and Research Foundation KRRH Kabale Regional Referral Hospital DRC Democratic Republic of Congo KABSOM Kabale University School of Medicine IUIU Islamic University in Uganda AHfD Automated Hands-free Dispenser KAB Kabale University ICU Intensive Care Unit IRCU Inter-religious Council of Uganda 8 Proposal Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 Background This is volume Two of the ‘Giving Stories’ Uganda, was a lockdown. during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the coronavirus in Uganda. Uganda went into a coronavirus-induced lockdown on March 31st, 2020. Despite In the first issue, we brought you stories the easing of the lockdown in late May, of the giving that happened between the impact of the slowed economy and the months of March and April 2020. trade on the lives of ordinary Ugandans This volume covers giving stories that remained very alarming. More and more happened in the months of May and June people gave to help ease the burden of 2020. the lockdown. We are happy to bring you these stories in this second volume. At the end of 2019, the world received its first case of the coronavirus. Though miles This report may not have exhaustively away in Wuhan, a city in China, the highly captured all the giving that took place in infectious virus found its way across Uganda during the months of May – June borders and into countries like Uganda. 2020. Our commitment, however, is to document as much of it as possible. The reaction of most countries, including 9 Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 Chapter 1 Private Sector And Civil Society Giving 10 Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 s we compiled this to UGX 15 billion (about directly to the communities/ Avolume, one of the $4 million). With UGX persons facing hardships things that worked in our 170 billion as the targeted brought about by the favor was that the Office of amount and a set target of lockdown. the Prime Minister [OPM] 10 vehicles for each district, released the official data on the fund still had a long Amongst Civil Society, for all donations made during road to go. example, organizations this period. Previously, no introduced the COVID-19 data on the response to the “We are still faced with pandemic relief component philanthropic acts, had been the challenge of raising to their social responsibility compiled or released as the another UGX 139 billion projects. For many, the official summation of all ($37.6 million) to meet efforts were channeled donations made by public the proposed target of through the district health or private entities. UGX 170BN ($46 million). and sanitation programs. We call upon more well- AMREF Uganda for example, According to the wishers, corporate bodies, donated Personal Protective Uganda Radio Network and organizations to Equipment [PPE], to (URN), https:// donate generously in the National Taskforce, ugandaradionetwork. the fight against the then focused the rest of net/story/donations-to- COVID-19 pandemic,” its activities directly to national-covid-19-fund- Emmanuel Katongole, the grassroot communities valued-at-ugx-28-billion- Fund Chairman made the where it operates. since its establishment in call through the Vision March 2020, the National Media Group. https:// AMREF explained how COVID-19 Fund received www.newvision.co.ug/ in Uganda as in other donations worth UGX 28 news/1010921/covid-19- countries, the COVID-19 billion (about $7.5 million). donations-hit-sh31b-mark response was to begin at The donations included; the community level, with cash, assorted food items, During the period of a focus on risk-of-disease medical supplies, vehicles, compilation of the stories communication and the and other non-perishable for this volume, we found prevention of transmission items. out that giving was still through improved water, happening, though not sanitation, and hygiene In the report presented being channeled through [WASH]. on May-20th-2020 to the National COVID-19 Parliament by the Prime Taskforce, as was done “We have partnered with Minister, Dr. Ruhakana between March, April and district leaders and media Rugunda, it was noted that May 2020. Instead, most in Arua and Amuru Districts the cash donations totaled giving was taking place to develop health messages 11 Generosity In The Time Of Covid-19 Vol.2 enabling communities at the MTN head offices 100M ($27). to understand what to support the Ministry of COVID-19 is, and how they Health workforce to receive This food was distributed can protect themselves. We calls from members of the to 4,700 people through have also conducted mass public seeking referrals various Muslim awareness-raising radio and those seeking general communities, starting campaigns in Kabarole information about the with the Uganda Muslim and Bunyangabu Districts deadly coronavirus. Supreme Council in Old (Western Uganda), and Kampala and the Office all nine districts in Lango According to the Nile Post, of the Supreme Mufti in Region.”-AMREF Uganda. MTN Uganda also allocated Kibuli. Just before that, media space worth UGX they had donated at least AMREF also trained health 316 million to the Ministry UGX 41million to the workers of all cadres, of Health to run the Kasese flood victims and including a total of 336 much needed COVID-19 later on donated a boat to Village Health Teams communication across Kiyindi Landing Site. (VHTs), on infection- different media platforms. prevention and control. In The giving in this period Arua District for example, They noted that in order was characterized by a porous border region to facilitate the free flow meeting needs on a case that hosts 120,000 refugees of information, MTN by case basis.
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